The New Speed Queen Set / Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee Apartment Life For Me

[cehalstead]

tl tub indexing

the tub indexing will eventually stop.....both of mine did that in the beginning, and stopped indexing with use. (I only had to replace the first one because my basement was flooded with muddy river water last year). I had the first one seven years and not one repair. Gotta love that! And of course, I replaced the ruined one with another Speed Queen.

 

[frigilux]

Didn't want to start a thread about the new range, so am posting a photo here. 

 

There is apparently no steam clean feature, although it's mentioned in the user's guide. When you press self-clean, the cycle defaults to the maximum 5 hours. If you press it again, it drops to 30 minutes...which happens to be the length of steam cleaning. However, it is not mentioned in the specs for the range (model 860) at GE's website. It is mentioned in the specs for the two models above it (980 and 960, I believe).  Didn't opt for either of those  as they weren't available in white.  Makes no matter; had no intention of using the (by most accounts) ineffective steam clean.

 

Made pot roast and a casserole yesterday.  Used the upper oven for the casserole and the lower oven for the roast. That took care of the acrid 'new oven' smell for both. The power boil burner (left front) lived up to its name.  The range hood is powerful and relatively quiet, even at high speed.  There's also a turbo boost high speed.  It runs for about 5 minutes, then drops to 'normal' high speed.  The halogen lights have bright and dim settings.  'Bright' really lit the cooktop far better than the incandescent bulb in the old hood.

 

Making a dozen Damn Good Cinnamon Rolls and Chocolate Chip Muffins for a friend later this morning.  We'll see how baked goods turn out.

 

Whoops!  Should have taken degreaser to the wall behind the range (grease line on wall from the edge of the old hood) as well as the cupboard doors above the hood before posting a photo. Rookie mistake.

 

The microwave is OK; doesn't heat as evenly as the Kenmore did (it stayed with the house), nor does it have specialized settings for softening butter, cream cheese or ice cream which I used frequently.  Will experiment to find close approximations.

 

I re-ordered the Whirlpool portable dishwasher yesterday.  Figured out a way to have both a kitchen table and a dishwasher, so win-win on that count.  It should arrive in a couple of weeks.

 

Home sweet...apartment.

 

[appnut]

Eugene, looks terrific!!  BTW, I don't think I caught the hood brand and model?  I was doing similar yesterday--steam baked a pu8dding cak3e in lower oven and roasted some hamburger patties in the upper oven; then later on slow-cooked a roast in the lower oven for 5 hours and roasted 5 chicken leg quarters in the upper oven.  Plus simmered a pot of black beans on the 7" hob for about 2 hours.   All of this while we were under a heat advisory (heat index of 108) all day.   Even though the 860 doesn't mention steam, do the two oven cavities have the indention on the oven floor to pour the cup of water in it (see manual for diagram of where you pour the water if needbe). 

 

Glad you figured out a way to have a kitchen table and dishwasher--uhh, I imagine the dishwasher top is not he table top. 

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[frigilux]

Thanks, Bob. It's a pretty humble range next to your new induction double-oven! Having two ovens in the space of a 30" range is awesome, isn't it? As I've said before, I rarely need more than four burners, but use two ovens all the time.

Both ovens have an indented floor to hold water for a steam cycle, but both have exposed heating elements--something else I'm getting used to. I liked the hidden ones on my Frigidaire. The TOL GE has hidden elements, but it's not available in white.

The hood is a GE JVX5300DJWW. The model up from this one has something called Chef Connect. It pairs with your range (via Bluetooth) so the fan and lights come on (at your preferred settings) whenever the burners are turned on. A cool feature, but there are many instances in which I wouldn't necessarily want the fan going. It isn't difficult to reach up and touch a button or two on the hood.

EDIT: Damn Good Cinnamon Rolls fresh from the oven. I'm a little stingy with frosting the tops because each roll comes with a little Jello-shot-sized container of frosting. Frankly, I think the little pot of frosting is what sells them, LOL. Not bad for a first attempt in the new oven. Temp is spot-on accurate according to an oven thermometer. The timer gives you a heads-up one minute prior to 'zero.' It's actually kind of helpful. I was in the office doing work, heard the one-minute alert and had time to put foil on the counter and get cooling racks ready.[this post was last edited: 8/13/2017-14:13]